Table 1.
Currently active biological databases aiming to archive data related to oral biology.
Fig 1.
The search strategy for data inclusion in the Bioinformatics for Dentistry.
Table 2.
Content of the Bioinformatics for Dentistry, with its respective primary sources.
Fig 2.
The architecture of the database, Bioinformatics for Dentistry.
Fig 3.
Distribution of genes (A) and, proteins and mRNAs (B) in different stages of tooth development.
Chromosome-wide distribution of genes involved in tooth development.
Fig 4.
The web interface of Bioinformatics for Dentistry.
The colors of the web interface were chosen for aesthetic harmony (A). The platform design is optimized to suit all types of displays and devices (B).
Fig 5.
Data representation in the Bioinformatics for Dentistry.
Browse the database page presents users with a list of genes displayed five genes per page, with brief information that includes cellular process, Gene ID, alternative symbols, and chromosome number (A). The detailed information page provides a large set of information related to the gene and its encoded product (B).
Fig 6.
Search and Filter options in the Bioinformatics for Dentistry.
(A)Four filters are available for users to conduct complex and specific searches. Multiple filters can be selected and applied to make the result more specific. This search result was returned by selecting ‘tooth eruption’ from the cellular process filter, and ‘chromosome 1’ and ‘chromosome X’ from chromosome number filter (B) Users can also search the database with any keywords to get the results.